The present disclosure relates to a window for a flexible display device, including: a first film including a transparent base film and a plurality of holes passing through the transparent base film; a second film overlapping the first film; a buffer layer between the first film and the second film to attach a first side of the first film and a first side of the second film; and a hard coated layer on a second side of the second film.
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1. A window for a flexible display device, comprising: a first film including a base film and a plurality of unfilled holes passing through the base film; a second film overlapping the first film; a buffer layer between the first film and the second film to attach a first side of the first film and a first side of a second film, the buffer layer includes an elastic material for easing an impact by delaying a force transmission time when an external force is applied; and a hard coated layer on a second side of the second film, wherein the plurality of unfilled holes are formed in an entirety of the base film, and wherein a sum of volumes of the unfilled holes is equal to or greater than 5% and equal to or less than 50% of a volume of the first film, wherein the unfilled holes are configured to disperse the external force.
2. The window of claim 1 , wherein a cross-section of the unfilled holes in the first side of the first film and a cross-section of the unfilled holes in a second side of the first film have a same column shape.
3. The window of claim 1 , wherein areas of a cross-section of the unfilled holes in the first side of the first film and a cross-section of the unfilled holes in a second side of the first film facing the first side of the first film are different from each other, such that the unfilled holes have different truncated cone shapes.
4. The window of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first film and the second film comprises at least one of a colorless polyimide (CPI), a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), a triacetyl cellulose (TAC) film, a polycarbonate (PC), a poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), a cyclo-olefin polymer (COP), a polyurethane, a polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a polyethylene (PE), and an oriented polypropylene (OPP).
5. The window of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first film is equal to or greater than 10 μm and equal to or less than 250 μm.
6. The window of claim 1 , wherein a Young's modulus of the first film is equal to or greater than 1.0 GPa and equal to or less than 1.5 Gpa.
7. The window of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the second film is equal to or greater than 10 μm and equal to or less than 60 μm.
8. The window of claim 1 , wherein the elastic material is a material of which a storage modulus increases when an the external force is applied.
9. The window of claim 8 , wherein the storage modulus of the buffer layer increases by a range that is equal to or greater than 10 4 Pa and equal to or less than 10 5 Pa.
10. The window of claim 7 , wherein the buffer layer includes a silicon oil.
11. The window of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the buffer layer is equal to or greater than 10 μm and equal to or less than 30 μm.
12. The window of claim 1 , wherein the hard coated layer comprises at least one of an organic, inorganic, and organic/inorganic hybrid material.
13. The window of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the hard coated layer is equal to or greater than 10 μm and equal to or less than 60 μm.
14. The window of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the window is equal to or greater than 100 μm and equal to or less than 300 μm.
15. A flexible display device comprising: a display panel; a window on a first side of the display panel; and a first adhesive layer between the display panel and the window to attach the first side of the display panel and a first side of the window, wherein the window includes: a first film including a base film and a plurality of unfilled holes passing through the base film; a second film overlapping the first film; a buffer layer between the first film and the second film to attach a first side of the first film and a first side of a second film, the buffer layer includes an elastic material for easing an impact by delaying a force transmission time when an external force is applied; and a hard coated layer on a second side of the second film, wherein the plurality of unfilled holes are formed in the entirety of the base film, wherein a sum of volumes of the unfilled holes is equal to or greater than 5% and equal to or less than 50% of a volume of the first film, wherein the unfilled holes are configured to disperse the external force.
16. The flexible display device of claim 15 , further comprising: a protection film on a second side of the display panel; and a second adhesive layer between the display panel and the protection film to attach the second side of the display panel and a first side of the protection film.
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